Oil or gasoline barrel lock



Dec. 12, 1933. w. o. YORK ET AL OIL OR GASOLINE BARREL LOCK Filed July 7, 1952 '13)" w a "lia ll Q h All, 8

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A. osrgaard Patented Dec. 12, 1933' on. ORGASOLINE BARREL LOCK William onus York, Provost, Alberta, and Albert Ostgaard, Cadogan', Alberta, Canada Application July 7, 1932.

Serial N 0. 621,190

4 Claims. (Cl. '70-'-124) The invention relates to improvements in oil or gasoline barrel locks and an object of the invention is to provide a device which can be readily applied on existing barrels to positively prevent an unauthorized person from obtaining oil or gasoline from the barrel and which is ar ranged such that one with a proper key can easily and quickly withdraw oil or gasoline from thebarrel.

A further object is to construct the device in a simple, durable and inexpensive manner and so that it can be readily adjusted to accommodate barrel heads of varying diameter and further to arrange the parts so that when the faucetor draw off cock has been screwed into place, it cannot be unscrewed or removed.

A further object is to construct the device so that the barrel can be filled with oil in the usual manner by unlocking a closure cap or 20 cover and then removing the underlying screw plug and which is arranged also that the draw on faucet cannot be opened until the closure 'cap aforesaidhas been openedand the screw plug released, I

With the above more important and other minor objects in view which will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists essentially in the arrangement and construction of parts hereinafter more. particularly described, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which: 1,

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view ngili11dinally and centrally through the device applied on abarrel. I i

Fig. 2 is a face view of the device and of the barrel. 1

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view at -3.-3 Figure 1. 1

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the tap receiving collar. 7 1

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the tap or faucet and lever. v I V I In the drawing like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

Oil and gasoline receiving barrels as now used are made from sheet metal and have one head 1 thereof provided with two diametrically opposing screw threaded openings 2 and 3 positioned somewhat in from the side of the barrel and both adapted to receive screw plugs for shipping purposes, the one hole 2 being considerably larger than the other and being used for filling purposes in some cases or for receiving an oil pump in others. Where an oil pump part is used, the hole 3 is closed by a plug but where an oil pump is not used, the hole 3 is provided with a faucet or draw oiT tap.

Our invention is particularly adapted for use where the barrel is placed in a horizontal posi- 0 .tion and a draw off tap or faucet 40f the well known type is screwed into the hole 3 and the hole. 2 is used for filling purposes and is normally closed by a plug 5 and such deviceis designed to prevent unauthorized withdrawal of asoline or oil from the barrel.

The device comprises the parts now described in detail. A lower head 6 is provided and said head comprises mating front and rear plates 7 and 8 spaced apart by a marginal wall 9 and suitably secured one to the other by bolts or rivets 10... The lower part of the head is supplied with a pair of circular openings 11 which receive rotatably the ends of a collar 12, the collar being supplied between the plates with a contin- 75. uous flange 13' which ,preventsremoval of the collar. The collar .is provided with a hexagonal opening 14 adapted to receive the customary hexagonal enlargement 15 of the faucet and it is also supplied with a circularopening 16 adapted to receive freely the screw threaded end of the faucet, the arrangement being. such that when the faucet is screwed into the barrel, the enlargement 15 ,turns the collar and the head.

9 is firmly held against withdrawal by the enlargement 15 of the faucet. I

When the faucetv is being screwed into place, the collar rotates freely but itis prevented from rotation in the opposite direction. by a spring pressed dog 17 .pivotally mounted between the 80' plates and engageable with the flange and adapted to enter a notch 18 provided in the flange.

An extending'bar' 19 passes slidably between the plates and has the entered end lengthwise slotted at 20 and the slotcontaining an elongated looking tongue 21 and the tongue supplied with a slot 22. The plates 7 and 8 are fitted with opposing transverse slots 23 and 24 which are adapted to receive a part later described to be locked bythe tongue. A bolt '25 connects the plates and'passes through the, slot 22 of the tongue and guides the bar in its end shifting movement.

An upper head 26 is provided which head is supplied with an extending shank 27 provided withg-a lengthwise extending passage'28 which 10 receives slidably the adjoining end'or the bar and the shank is fitted with a series of holes 30, one or other of which receives a screw 31, th screw being adapted to screw into one or other of a number of; similar sp rew threaded upper! head to the. barrel,

faucet in. its. closed: position.

holes 32 provided in the bar. The upper end of the head is provided with an interior cavity 33, the back wall of which is slotted as indicated at 34 and this slot is adapted to overlie thelarge opening 2 of the barrel head. The p g 5 previously mentioned is screw threaded t ough the slot 34 into the opening 2 and it will be observed that the hexagonal head of; the plug jams. the back wall of the latter head against the barrel head when the said plug is tightly screwed up and by so doing, prevents shifting movement of the head 26 in respect to the barrel head.

A cap or gate 35 is hinged to. the head 25, and is supplied with an interior cavity so that ample clearance will be provided for, the plug 5 when the gate is closed. The gate is supplied with a slot 36 adapted to receive a. staple 3.7 perma:

- nently fastened to the upper end of the shank.

A locking lever 38 is pivotally attached to, the upper end of the valve spindle of the faucet or tap and this lever carries a staple 39 adapted to enter the slots 23 and 24 when the lever is in the locked position.

By adjusting the screw 31, one canset the device sothat it will fit barrel heads of varying diameter. and it will be here understood that the adjustment is made so that when the faucet is screwed, through the lower head into the opening. 3. of the barrel, the opening 34 in the upper head will. overlie the opening 201 the barrel head.

Having adjusted the device. according to the requirements. ofthe openings 2: and 3, one. screws the threaded end of the. faucet into. thev opening 3 of the. barrel through the lower head; the collar. atsuch. time turning and; it is here tobe remembered; that the." enlargement 1"5 of the faucet fastens the lower head. 0t the devicato thexbarrel. head and: that any unscrewing of the faucet is subsequently prevented: by the dogentering. the notch. Thetfaucet is locked in its closed position by passing-the. staple. 39 into the slots. 23v and. 24 and then lifting-the. bar 19' to pass. the tongue throughI theistapl'e which pre vents the subsequent movement of the lockinglever: and" accordingly. effects the. lockingofthe Afterthe bar: is raisedsto-lock the lever by the the back wall of the uppen head thebarrel. head. and; in. so doing eflectiuely fasten 'the cover or. gate: is closed: and: locked in. its closed position. by. a. padlock 40; passed, through the uppenstaple.

Once.the.padloclr hasibeenapplied; it. will be obviously impossible. for an unauthorized person todrawoil or, gasoline from. theibarrelsfor the J reason that; the plus. 5. cannot. bereached unless theplug 5., to permit: the top head a-ndbar to drop ,andwhen this hasoccurred theqtongue :has withdrawn from the lowerstaple and the lookingv lever is free and can be,.-turned-:.in the-proper direction, to, rotate the. faucet valve stem to. open ositi n,

'Ilhisv being done; the

opening and the other of which is provided with a plug receiving opening, a closure cap for covering the plug receiving opening, a releasable lock for locking the cap closed, a bar having one end secured to the latter head and the other end slidably received within the former head and provided with a concealed locking tongue approachable. through suitable opposing transverse slots provided in such head and a faucet locking member entering the slots and engageable with the tongue in the end shifting movement of the bar.

2. A barrel lock comprising a lower head having a faucet receiving opening passing therethrough, an upper head having a plug receiving opening therein, a closure cap hingedly secured to the upper head and adapted to cover the'op'em ingjtherein in the closed position of thecap, means for locking the cap closed, a bar secured to the'upper head and slidably received within the lower head and provided within the lower head with a concealed locking tongue approached through opposing transverse openings provided in the lower head and a faucet locking-member entering the slotsand'engageable with'the tongue in the end shifting movement of thebar.

3. A barrel lock comprising a lower head; a non-removable collar rotatably'mounted in one end of the head and provided with a central faucet receiving aperture,- means preventing rotationof thecollarin one' direction'; an upper head having aplug receiving opening tltiereirr, a closure-cap hinged to the upper headandadapted to-coverthe opening in'the closed position of the cap, a releasable'lock for locking-the cap closed, a bar having one end secured to the upper head and the other endslidably received' 'within the lower head'andprovided with a concealed'-locking tongue,- said locking" tongue beingapproachable through opposing transverse" slots provided in; the lower head and a faucet locking 1 member entering the slots andengageable with the tongue inthe end shifting-movement of the bar".

j 4 .-A barrel'lock comprising a lower head, a

non-removable collar rotatably mounted in a one end of the head and provided with a central faucet' receiving aperture, means preventing rotation of the collar in one direction, an upperhead having: a plug receiving opening therein; a closure cap hinged to the upper head and-adapt ed =to cover the opening in the closed-position "of the cap, a releasable lock for locking thecap closed, abar-having one end adjustably secured to the upper head and the other endslidablyrecei-v'edwi-thin thelower-head andfprovided with aiconcealed locking tongue, said lockingtong'uebeing approachable through opposing transverse slots provided in the lower h'eada-nd'a fau cet lock-ing member entering the slots and engageable with the-tongue in the end shifting movement'ofthe bar;

WILLIAM ONUS YORKJ ALBERT" OSTGA'ARDZJ 

